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H.R. 183 119th Congress House

Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Tom McClintock Republican · California See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement officersOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsUser charges and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Jul 22, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 21, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3496)
Jul 21, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 21, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3496)
Jul 21, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 183.
Jul 21, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3495-3497)
Jul 21, 2025
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 21, 2025
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 16, 2025
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Jul 16, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-207, Part I.
Jul 16, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 170.
Jun 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 25, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now July 21, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to law enforcement officers.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Onder, Robert F.
Missouri · Jun 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 183: Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-183/
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"H.R. 183: Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-183/.
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H.R. 183, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-183/.
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